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Health department weighs private EMR vendor as staff raise HIPAA and cost concerns
Summary
Vernon County staff discussed procuring a new electronic medical record from a private vendor called Main Street; board members raised HIPAA, cost and interoperability concerns and compared options such as CHAMP and Epic.
The director told the board the department is working with Main Street, a private IT company, to implement new electronic medical and human-services records. She said the goal is to reduce duplicate documentation and allow features like signing vaccines in the medical record, while maintaining HIPAA protections.
Board members cautioned about vendor size and data ownership. One member observed that large vendors can limit competition and that states have begun legal action against companies they consider too dominant. The director said the department is pursuing due diligence and emphasized the need to protect patient data and keep costs fiscally responsible for a non-profit county department.
